News18 India Lines Up "100 Ghante ki Maha Coverage" on Assembly Elections - Non-Stop Programming to Start From the Evening of 7th March

As the assembly elections in the states of Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur draw to a close, News18 India brings coverage that will run non-stop from 7 pm on March 7th until Counting Day on 11th March 2017.

The current 5 state assembly elections are witnessing several pitched electoral battles. The stakes for all key political parties are very high. The outcome of these elections is likely to have wide-ranging ramifications on the country's politics. Given this backdrop, there is tremendous interest in these elections amongst the viewers. Capping its insightful analysis and detailed reports on these elections, News18 India will bring 100 hours of non-stop coverage starting on the 7th of March. The programming line-up will comprise of an interesting mix of special interviews, panel discussion and debates, polling day coverage, exit poll (poll of polls), travelogue cum chaupal based show, documentaries on renowned politicians, unique Hasya Kavi Sammelans where poets converse with politicians and LIVE counting day coverage.

With a formidable team of anchors and an unmatched network of reporters on-ground, News18 India's coverage in the final phase of elections will be unique and unrelenting. The channel will also have a team of the country's top political pundits to analyse and dissect all the major happenings in the run-up to the announcement of results on March 11.